HIV Facts: National Trends

In 2011, an estimated 49,273 people were diagnosed with HIV in the United States.

An estimated 1,155,792 people in the United States have been diagnosed with HIV and AIDS.

Some populations are disproportionally affected by HIV and AIDS including: people who identify as gay, bisexual, men who have sex with men (MSM) of all races and ethnicities. In 2010, an estimated 29,800 new HIV cases were among MSM.

African Americans account for 44% and Latinos account for 21% of new infections in 2010.

As many as one third of those infected with HIV do not know they are positive.

CDC estimates more than 500,000 Americans with AIDS already have died.